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Fools (351-400)

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There is no wise response to a foolish remark. — Slovak
There is more hope for a fool, than a man who is wise in his own eyes. — English
There are no foolish trades, there are only foolish people. — French
There is no fool like a learned fool. — Italian
There is no fool like the old fool. — English
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There is no medicine to apply to a fool. — Japanese
There is no need to fasten a bell to a fool, he is sure to tell his own tale. — Danish
There are more foolish buyers than foolish sellers. — French
They are wise in other men's matters and fools in their own. — English
Young men think old men fools, but old men know the young men are. — English
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Though the fool waits, the day does not. — French
Though the speaker be a fool, let the hearer be wise. — Spanish
To every fool his cap. — Dutch
To give counsel to a fool is like throwing water on a goose. — Danish
To promise and give nothing is a comfort for a fool. — English
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To a fool the ocean is knee deep. — Russian
Too much wisdom is akin to foolishness. — Norwegian
Travel makes a wise man better, but a fool worse. — English
Two fools in a house are too many. — English
Up to seventy years of age we learn wisdom and then we die fools. — Yiddish
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We all have a fool under our cloaks, but some can hide it better than others. — Swedish
Were there no fools, there would be no wise men. — German
Were fools silent they would pass for wise. — Dutch
Were there no fools, bad ware would not be sold. — English
What the devil does in a year a fool does in an hour. — African (Morocco)
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What the fool does at last, the wise man does at first. — Spanish
What a wise man bewails makes the fool happy. — Yiddish
What a fool can spoil, ten wise men cannot repair. — Yiddish
What women say is nonsense; but he who does not listen in is a fool. — African (Bemba)
When a fool goes shopping, the storekeepers rejoice. — Yiddish
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When a fool keeps quiet, you can't tell whether he is foolish or smart. — Yiddish
When a luckless fool kills a rooster, it still hops; when he winds a clock, it stops! — Yiddish
When a wise man talks to a fool, two fools are talking. — Yiddish
When foolishness sometimes succeeds, it is still foolishness. — Yiddish
When fools go to market, peddlers make money. — Dutch
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When one talks too much, one talks foolishness. — Yiddish
When the fool drops his bread it falls into the honeypot. — Russian
When the fool has made up his mind the market is over. — Spanish
When the fool is told a proverb, the meaning of it has to be explained to him. — African (Ashanti)
When a fool has too many roses he plants thorns amongst them. — Russian
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When you sow money, you reap fools. — Yiddish
When the head is a fool, the whole body can go to hell. — Yiddish
Where two fools meet, the bargain goes off. — English
While the word is still in your mouth, you are a lord; once you utter it, you are a fool. — Yiddish
While the cautious one ponders, the fool will cross the bridge. — Armenian
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While the discreet advise, the fool does his business. — English
Who loves not wine, women, and song remains a fool his whole life long. — German
Wine and women make fools of everybody. — German
Wise men have their mouths in their hearts; fools have their hearts in their mouths. — English
Wise men learn by others' faults, fools by their own. — English
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